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Ironically, Justin, Cole, Ethan, Gifford, and Christina are on their best behavior this week when discussing offensive games over the years. Nothing like a conversation about Splatterhouse, BMX XXX, and Gears of War to bring out the best in people. Send in your questions to simon@horriblenight.com or @TheHorribleShow With video games under fire once again,… Continue reading →

Our Launch Day DLC conversation concludes this week as we take a harder look at what makes effective DLC actually work. Part two of our conversation is led by JDevL, Wizardtrain187, Colefacekilla, GiffTor, Coopopolopolis, and Robeque. Wizardtrain187 As I’ve looked through this conversation, it struck me that there is a first day DLC that in… Continue reading →

When video games first grew in popularity, they were looked upon as children’s toys. Sure, there was a small pocket of adults that bought into the phenomenon when their favorite arcade classics were available on home consoles but society as a whole regarded video games as a child’s pursuit. This opinion lasted for many years, until those… Continue reading →

Every day we are on the look out for the most interesting news items in the gaming industry. Some make it on the site as headlines, and the articles that just miss the cut end up in the Shiny Objects feed which can be viewed here (or on the sidebar of the site) and subscribed to here. Every Monday… Continue reading →

Last Christmas (2009), I was playing Madden with my mom and she commented on how the players’ eyes didn’t look quite right, like they were separate from the rest of the face. The fact of the matter is, they probably were since it’s hard to put motion-capture dots on eyeballs. Until we get to check… Continue reading →

This is the second part to last week’s thrill ride of a REPLY TO ALL: Favorite 16-bit Games of the Cursed. Read on to find out how horrible our tastes actually were as kids growing up. Colefacekilla It goes without mentioning that The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past is on my list… Continue reading →

It’s been awhile since we’ve done a favorite game post and this time The Cursed were asked what their favorite 16-bit games were. It’s hard to just come up with one game so we came up with many. Add any of your own in the comment below. Colefacekilla As I’ve mentioned many times before, my… Continue reading →

Riding our ego wave from last week, Justin, Cole, Ethan, and Christina set their sights on helping to improve a few game franchises. Fans of Resident Evil, Fallout, Crackdown, BioShock, Final Fantasy, Mario, Prince of Persia, and Battlefield beware. Send in your questions to simon@horriblenight.com or @TheHorribleShow We’ve got ideas. They may or may not be… Continue reading →

For this week’s REPLY TO ALL, we are going to step out of the living room. I want to know if money and space are no object, what arcade game would you buy? JDevL Thanks to Giant Bomb’s coverage of California Extreme, I cannot stop looking at eBay for arcade cabinets. I may or may not… Continue reading →

After taking last week off and regrouping, we have a strong topic for you. 2D games have seen a resurgence of late and over the past two weeks we’ve been discussing what’s going on. And we’d like to share it with you. Here was the source of inspiration for this topic: The Revenge of 2D…. Continue reading →

Every day, Horrible Night is on the look out for the most interesting news items in the gaming industry to pass along to you with our unique take. The articles that just miss the cut end up in the Shiny Objects feed which can be viewed here (or on the sidebar of the site) and subscribed to here. Each… Continue reading →